The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-08
MINNESOTA NEWS.


st. Peter sports have organized a base
ball club.
There is heavy immigration into Ly.
on county from the East.
John Gladbach was fatally trampled
by team at 0watanna last Thursday.
Duluth has organized mining ex-
change, with nominal capital of $780,
600.
The Waseca free reading room and
library will be opened next Thursday
evening.
The project of organizing Building
and Loan Association is being agitated
at Blue Earth City.
Oscar Il. Erickson has been adjudged
insane at Red Wing, and taken TO the
Rochester asylum.
Mrs. Chas. Wilson, of Waseca, has be-
come insane and has been taken to the
Rochester asylum.
Under new law an experimental fruit
farm il to be established on the State
INDECENT school farm at Owatonna.
On Saturday Sank Rapids voted to is
sue $40, 600 in bonds to improve the wa
ter power. The majority was l27.
Thos Wilkinson, of st. Peter, has re-
Gently recovered i'm Dakota two horses
which were stolen from HIM last fall.
| According 10 the statement just pub
lished, Waseca received 81. Jos, 46 during
the past year, and expended So, 632 ,52.
Anoka will vote tomorrow on the
proposition To bond the city for $4,000
TO build a short-line railroad 10 Mime.
apolis.
Judge Crosby has granted divorce tC
Ida Bell from her husband, Henry Bell
on the ground of desertion. The parties
reside in Pine Island.
The lie Sueur county Sunday schoo
union held its first annual convention al
lie Sueur, Saturday and Sunday. A
very interesting program was carried
out.
A proposition has been made b,
Messrs. Marvin Il Cammack, the cream
cry operators, TO take charge of the
creamery at Red Wing for term o
years.
i Washburn Il Gordon, formerly o
Waseca, nave taken possession of tn,
Austin Transcript, and issued their frs
number last week. Success 10 you, gen
Eemen.
The rejuyenated Palace Opera Hous,
at Rochester, has been opened to thu
public. The PALACE is u decided credi
to Rochester, and speaks well for the en-
terprise of her citizens.
A Gentleman named Hanmel, resid
ing at New Washington and so years o
aga, had his ie:t arm ampluttaled by
st. Peter physician last week and passe,
safely through the operation.
Action has been brought for II partition
OF the Interests in the Metropolitan no
tel of st. Paul. The property is aIlege,
to be worth SG5, 900, and is rented for $I'
II month. \ recsiver Is asked for.
According to the Journal and Herald
thc uwatonna drum corps has been Ell
gagged To accompany the q. A. K. de
partment commander and stall to boil
the State and National Encampment.
Suits have been begun against the
Western Uuion Telegraph company b!
Thomas w. McCor,t, OF Minneapolis, an'
til, ST. PIll Roller mill company, fo
II 800 and 5000 respectively for care
leSsncsS lii Negligence of its employees
in Accepting mess ICES they knew TO b'
fra ,.dulent.
l.. Fitzpatrick, of Rochester, says sucl
winters Is the past places the profit Oh
the wrong side of the ledger, III he can
not sell his stock for what it has cost hin
to raise 1t. Good yearlings will brin.
only from So to $40, and good two-year
Odds from SIS to SIG each, and he canno
raise cattle and make anything on the
money invested at those PRICES.